doc/crypto/d2i_PrivateKey.pod

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=head1 NAME

d2i_Private_key, d2i_AutoPrivateKey, i2d_PrivateKey - decode and encode
functions for reading and saving EVP_PKEY structures.

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/evp.h>

 EVP_PKEY *d2i_PrivateKey(int type, EVP_PKEY **a, const unsigned char **pp,
                          long length);
 EVP_PKEY *d2i_AutoPrivateKey(EVP_PKEY **a, const unsigned char **pp,
                              long length);
 int i2d_PrivateKey(EVP_PKEY *a, unsigned char **pp);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

d2i_PrivateKey() decodes a private key using algorithm B<type>. It attempts to
use any key specific format or PKCS#8 unencrypted PrivateKeyInfo format. The
B<type> parameter should be a public key algorithm constant such as
B<EVP_PKEY_RSA>. An error occurs if the decoded key does not match B<type>.

d2i_AutoPrivateKey() is similar to d2i_PrivateKey() except it attempts to
automatically detect the private key format.

i2d_PrivateKey() encodes B<key>. It uses a key specific format or, if none is
defined for that key type, PKCS#8 unencrypted PrivateKeyInfo format.

These functions are similar to the d2i_X509() functions, and you should refer to
that page for a detailed description (see L<d2i_X509(3)>).

=head1 NOTES

All these functions use DER format and unencrypted keys. Applications wishing
to encrypt or decrypt private keys should use other functions such as
d2i_PKC8PrivateKey() instead.

If the B<*a> is not NULL when calling d2i_PrivateKey() or d2i_AutoPrivateKey()
(i.e. an existing structure is being reused) and the key format is PKCS#8
then B<*a> will be freed and replaced on a successful call.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

d2i_PrivateKey() and d2i_AutoPrivateKey() return a valid B<EVP_KEY> structure
or B<NULL> if an error occurs. The error code can be obtained by calling
L<ERR_get_error(3)>.

i2d_PrivateKey() returns the number of bytes successfully encoded or a
negative value if an error occurs. The error code can be obtained by calling
L<ERR_get_error(3)>.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<crypto(3)>,
L<d2i_PKCS8PrivateKey(3)>

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=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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